Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-22
OXFORD COUNTY HORSE NOTES.
A CORRECTION. .-A rEw o-op COLTS.
-JAr.xrE.ssk's HISTORY. - rAcrRs
AND TRorrERs.

" tnc ttmc uste " thessees - s"~ s-"f
which We mentioned several weeks ago.
We intended to say that be ,ro,ied .
half mile In l;2i. but IL read 2:?i. and
Vas 90 quoted In the Lewiston Journal.
. week OF two since. A half In 2:2t
or . mile Ia AIS would not be ihoasht
very f.s, time to make In these days,
when ysarlinss tro, In $50.
Mr. Ro..lvo Crockett, OF Baekheld.
has been offered $500 fof his i~o-yesr.
old FLY, 70, BY Baby Dean, 90 We are
told.
ME-. RoInsnro Dean, Of Baekhsld. Is
the owner Of . large aud very handsome
yesfling colt. aired by Robert Bonner.
dam by . soa Of Detective PAtehsa.
Norway Knox Vas lately driven to .
record Of 2.?9 l.2, by ]. J. Bowen. OF
Mystie Park, Mssa This makes too In
the 80 class 20, by Phil Sheridan, Jf.
the other one being Matte b.. 2:?9 IL.
Mr.. Al. Yates, Of Paris. has taken to
wia,sr. Ens mare. got By Maine JET.
feron, and owned by Mr. Ho~lsnd. OF
Boston. lie IL also keeping the wiikss
brood mare. owned by J. ID. Williams
and J. o. Yoang.
The Imerieaa Csliirdior. OF Nov. III,
gives . eompls,s history Of the ~ondsf-
fal ,ro,,ins ssldins, Jsy.Eye-sse. 2;lo
IL states that be was purchased when
tso years old. together with several
other colts. by Mr.. J. I. Gaze. OF Rseine.
via, from his breeder. Col. Richard
West. OF Kentucky. and Is said that he
VAS 90 smsll that Mr. Case hesitaied
.boa, including him With the other colts
In his purchase. But be showed such .
wonderful uo,,ins gsi, tha, be Was hh'
ally induced to buy him BY gentleman
Who vas wiih him; the price paid for
him being $500. His tro,sipg education
did not commence until be vas three
years old. when with six weeks handling
he showed . half In l:lS. after which he
VI. tarsed on, tll October. when he
vas again trained and showed another
half In i:lil2. Ills trt race VAS
,ro,,ed In bis fouf.yssr-old form. In which
he won two heats out Of . seven heat
race. getting . record Of 2;?2 l'?. This
vas ia July. 1882. and on the 2Ji OF
sept, following. at Chicago. ILL.,, be won
. race, taking first, third and fourth
heats, in the remarkable time Of 2:22 i-2.
2:i9. 2:i9. pretty fs', for four.yeAr.
old. His record Of ?:l0 wss made 10
his ,iI.yeu.old form. At Nsrsssn's''
Park. Providence. X. l.. Aug. !. 1884
lie 10 described As black horse, with
a clean, Intelligent head, long neck,
roand barrel. neatly turned hips. With
% ~erfal .,iass. and standing but irh'
over Is hands high and weighing. IN
uo,ting condition. $40 pounds. Hs
sire VAS Dictator. . bay. son OF Handle.
,onisn. and bis dam vas gray mare,
10, by Pilot. IT,. son Of old pseu Pilot.
Dic..iofs dam ~s Clara. BY s'elsys
American Star. making hin-Dieis,of-
= full brother TO Dexter. Ait.
Aao,hsr lightweight, uO,tsf IL Pdaes
Wilkes. 2:i6. son Of Red Wilkes. whose
weight 10 s65.
The PAGER e,cels the tro,tsr for speed
in . race to harness, saddle and wagon.
The fss,ssi mile ever mad. In . race by
the former, vas that OF Little Brown jug.
2:ll4. The fastest ever made by .
,ro,srr In . race against other horses i'
2:i3l.?. The fastest ever made against
time was 2:O6t. by the PAGER. Johnstoa-
The fss,es. ever trOtted against time 10
2.0sl, by Maud s. The fastest mile
ever made under saddle BY spseer i'
2:i4i.2, by Blley Boyee. BY Cofbsau.
The tastes, ever made under saddle BY
ro,,er 10 2:i32. by Great Eastern. son
Of Waikiki Chief. by Rysdyks Handle.
,onian. The fastest record ever made BY
q tro,,sr TO pole. hiiehed With running
mate, is 2:06. by II. b. winshiP. son OF
Aris,os, 2:2I}. The fastest ever made
by q PAGER in that rig 10 2;oia. BY West.
mont, son Of AlmOn,, BY AlsIsndefs
Abdsllah.
The fastest thrse.mils record to wagon
in . race sgsin., other hones by . iro,'
ter. is 1853 i.2. by Phncs. The fastest
pacing record fof ths, distance made, In
= race against other horses. s 1853, BY
Ionsisllow.
The tastes. four.mils troiiias record
10 q race against other horses is ii;o6,
made By the "ineomparable Trustee,
con Of imported Trustee aud old Fanny
Psllen, by Winthrop Messenger. The
tastes, pacing record fof that distance
against other horses Is 1884 l-2. by
I.onsisllo~.
The fastest fse.mils tro,ting record to
harness 10 . race sssins, other horses Is
that Of Fillmore. 1916. The fastest
pacing record for that distance made In
race against other horses s 1851.
made BY Lady st. Clair. she BY the
PAGER 81. Clair, sire Of the dams Of Man"
lsni,s, the fas,ss, four.year-old uo,ir
yet produced. and Wild Flower. who's
tvo.vsay.old recofd-2.2l-still heads